Motorhome holiday hire – Hire a motorhome in Leicestershire

Leicestershire motorhome hire trips and holidays

Leicestershire is located in the East Midlands and is a destination with plenty to see and do whatever the weather. The main town of Leicestershire is Leicester which can be dated right back to the Iron age, there are plenty of museums and heritage sites in Leicestershire that make for a very interesting and factual motorhome holiday.

Leicestershire was also where the battle of Bosworth took place in 1485 and led to the victorious Henry Tudor pronouncing himself as the king of England. A visitor centre today marks the spot where this historic battle took place close to the border of Warwickshire.

Towns and cities in Leicestershire

There are many towns and villages in Leicestershire such as Harborough, Blaby, Hinckley and Bosworth, North West Leicestershire, Charnwood, Melton, Oadby and Swithland.

Towns and villages worth seeing on your motorhome holiday

Swithland is a lovely Forest village that is well known throughout Leicestershire for it's stunning dark blue slate, which can be dated all the way back to Roman times.

Another place to take in is the village of Barrow-on-Soar which has some excellent shops and places to eat, this is a great place to see narrow boats that stop off on their journeys. Barrow roots go all the way back to Roman times and there is a 14th century church you can admire called the Holy Trinity.

Rutland is also well worth a visit with it's unique and charming English villages who's inns beckon the weary traveller in for a pint of real ale or two!

Visiting the main city Leicester

Leicester city centre has been transformed by the local council into a modern vibrant shopping area where you can shop till you drop. When you're all shopped out, a stylish city bar or restaurant awaits you. If you are like me and not really into shopping then you might prefer to take in Belvoir castle or one of the museums,art galleries or stately homes in the area

Why not park up your motor home and take a steam train from the great Central railway or hire a barge which will take you down the grand union canal.

Motorhome Friendly campsites in Leicestershire

Hill Top Caravan Park gives great views across the countryside and is motorhome friendly, this campsite is well looked after site is clean and has a large amount of hard standing pitches on level ground. The views of the surrounding countryside are unobstructed. It is a secure campsite that is only a short motorhome drive from the lovely village of Thrusinghton. It can accomodate 16 motorhomes with hook ups and main water supplies and best of all it is only a short walk from several charming pubs

Greendale Farm Park is located in Rutland which is in the middle of Leicester and only 4 miles from Oakham. This is a quite campsite and a good place to relax after a hard days motorhome driving which offers 13 pitches and welcomes motorhomes. There are lovely villages and pubs close by and plenty of walking, cycling,bird watching and eating out options in the vicinity. The huge nature reserve of Barnsdale Gardens and Rutland Water is a great place to take the kids

Summary of Leicestershire as a motorhome holiday destination

I have always been surprised at what Leicestershire has to offer which makes it perfect for a motor home holiday, with so many attractions such as Belvoir Castle to see and let's not forget the famous Pork Pies and Stilton cheese!